Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi embraced marriage at a young age, following in the footsteps of their parents and envisioning a future filled with family.
In a recent episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, the Stranger Things star spoke candidly with host Alex Cooper about her relationship with Jake Bongiovi, son of rock legend Jon Bon Jovi. The couple, who had been together for several years, tied the knot in May 2024.
Reflecting on their relationship, Brown shared how she quickly realized she wanted to spend her life with Bongiovi.
"We've been together for four years. When we moved in together, we had dogs together, and we were taking care of our animals, and we started living this day-to-day life, I thought, ‘Oh, I really don’t think I could ever see you as anything else. I don't want to be with anyone else ever again. I don't want to date, I don't want to meet anyone, I want you,’” she said.
The couple’s conversations about marriage and future children deepened their connection.
"When we started talking about politics and how we want to raise our kids, we started talking about really, really big things that I've never spoken about," Brown explained. "And I'm already very young, so I've never spoken about that with boys anyway. But to be able to even think about those things, I was like, ‘S---. Maybe I do want to be with him forever.’"
Though they had discussed marriage, Brown admitted she wasn’t sure when it would happen—until Bongiovi proposed in April 2023. “When he proposed, it made sense. Everything aligned,” she said.
Their decision to marry young sparked public discussion, but for Brown, it felt natural.
"We had really great role models growing up, so we didn't see anything different. We didn't get jaded by all the other stuff," she explained, referring to how both she and Bongiovi were raised in families where their parents married young.
Since marrying, the couple has embraced a quieter life, living on a farm in Georgia with an impressive number of animals—25 barn animals, 10 indoor dogs, and 23 dogs housed in a nearby rescue building.
Brown revealed that Bongiovi had to step in to set a limit on the number of animals she brought home.
Her move to Georgia was influenced by her time filming Stranger Things in Atlanta, as well as her parents’ encouragement to live away from the hustle of Los Angeles. She ultimately purchased a farm right across the street from their home.
Brown also addressed speculation that she embraced farm life as part of the “trad wife” influencer trend—a social media movement that romanticizes traditional homemaking.
"I get it, like I understand why they would say that. I have chickens, I get the eggs, I know what it looks like from afar," she said. "I did get married young. It's all really veering in that direction, except I love my job, I love being untraditional and unconventional in so many ways of my life."
She also clarified that while she enjoys cooking dinner for her husband, grocery shopping is his responsibility.
In a separate podcast appearance on Smartless, Brown reiterated her longtime desire to become a young mother, inspired by her parents' experience.
"My mom actually had her first child at 21 and my dad was 19. This has been my thing since before I met Jake. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me," she shared.
Bongiovi, she said, was fully aware of how important this was to her.
"Jake knows how important it is to me. Of course, I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I also find it so important to start a family for me personally."
However, there was one condition—Bongiovi wanted to wait until after they were married.
"Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married," Brown said. "So that was his thing. And my thing was, I really want a family. I really want a big family. I’m one of four. He’s one of four. So, it is definitely in our future."
As the couple enjoys married life, it’s clear they are committed to building a future together—one that embraces love, family, and a life on their own terms.
